Howard's Covered Bridge | |
Location in Georgia | |
Nearest city | Smithonia, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°59′9″N83°8′1″W / 33.98583°N 83.13361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1905 |
Built by | Mr. Hunt (supervisor), convict labor |
Architectural style | Town lattice |
NRHP reference No. | 75000604 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 1, 1975 |
Howard's Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge outside of Smithonia in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1975. The bridge is located 3 miles southeast of Smithonia on SR S2164. The bridge was built in 1905 in a Town lattice design and is 168 feet (51 m) long. The span travels over Big Clouds Creek. The site is marked by a historical marker posted by the Georgia Historical Society. [2] The bridge was named for the pioneer family that settled in the area in the late 1700s. [2] It was built with convict labor and is fastened with wooden trunnels. [2] The timber used was transported on the Smithonia and Dunlap Railroad, connecting James Monroe Smith's farm with the Georgia Railroad at Dunlap, Georgia. [2]
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